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With only one month left before crucial elections, President Barack Obama will be coming to Greenwich on Tuesday for a big-ticket fundraiser at a 20-acre estate in one of the town's most upscale neighborhoods. Ticket prices can go as high as $32,400 per person, which includes a VIP photo reception, according to an invitation obtained by Capitol Watch. Guests can also attend for $10,000 for dinner without the VIP treatment. Obama is coming to the $16 million estate of Ellen and Richard Richman in the Conyers Farm development, where the minimum lot size is 10 acres in Greenwich's famed "backcountry'' neighborhood. Conyers Farm was developed by newsprint...

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